Press release

BRING THE OUTDOORS INSIDE WITH OPEN COUNTRY

Hunt, explore, survive and rekindle your bond with nature – all from the comfort of home in an open world adventure from 505 Games


CALABASAS, CALIF. – March 2, 2021505 Games is turning the great outdoors into the great indoors with Open Country, an arcade-style hunting game delivering an easily accessible and enjoyable open world outdoor adventure. 

The Open Country launch trailer showcases an explorable environment where survival, sport hunting, and more are all at a players’ fingertips: https://youtu.be/imsSnlc55UY 

Developed by Funlabs, Open Country is trekking to the Epic Games Store and Steam for PC on May 18 for £12.99. Players can add Open Country to their Wishlist now. 

Open Country places players in the hiking boots of an all-too-familiar corporate worker drone who yearns for a change from their restrictive city life. Eager to breakaway from the hustle and bustle of the big city, players and their trusty canine companion are faced with newfound freedom to explore and survive among the untamed wilds and relish in the open spaces of their new life. 

Featuring a third-person open world that ranges from lush foliage to harsh landscapes, Open Country’s environment stands ready for players to explore while learning important survival and hunting skills along the way. Want to become a Master Outdoorsman? Players can visit Gary at the Snowridge Lodge and by the Park Ranger to complete more than 30 missions designed to put their newly learned skills to the test. 
 

  • Explore – Roam free amongst the terrain and engage in missions throughout the area while sharpening survival skills 
  • Hunt and Survive – Manage supplies carefully while trekking out to find both food and sport through hunting 
  • Prove Your Skill – By completing tasks in town, players can level up to get better weapons and equipment, engage in tougher missions, and work towards becoming a Master Outdoorsman 
     
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    Open Country – Social  
  • Official Website 
  • Twitter 
  • Facebook 
  • Instagram  
  • Reddit 
  • Youtube  



PR CONTACTS 

Marcus Toon
Senior Marketing Manager
mtoon@505games.com  
 
Niall De’Ath
Account Manager
niall@alfredlondon.com  


About 505 Games 
505 Games, a subsidiary of the Italian entertainment company Digital Bros, is a global publisher focused on offering a broad selection of video games for players of all ages and skill levels.  

The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on console and PC platforms as well as mobile devices. Publishing highlights include DEATH STRANDING (PC), Control, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Ghostrunner, Journey to the Savage Planet, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night,Indivisible, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, Terraria and ABZÛ. Distribution highlights include No Man’s Sky, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Dead by Daylight and Inside/Limbo

The 505 Games internal development network includes newly acquired studio Infinity Plus Two located in Australia, DR Studios located in the United Kingdom and Kunos Simulazioni in Italy. 

505 Games has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China and Japan. For more information on 505 Games and its products please visit 505games.com 


About Funlabs 
Funlabs is a full-Service game development studio based in Romania specializing in multi-platform development for consoles and PC. 

Funlabs has been active since 1999 and was an exclusive studio to Activision Publishing for 16 years until 2016 when the studio developed several original titles, including the legendary Cabela’s franchise and critical work on Prototype, Transformers Fall of Cybertron, Angry Birds Trilogy, and NPPL Championship Paintball. 
As an independent studio, Funlabs has developed the HD Remaster of Telltale’s The Walking Dead 1, The Walking Dead 2, The Walking Dead: Michonne and The Walking Dead 3, as well as the console release of Stranded Deep.